The teahouse of Juxian Pavilion is the place where most people gather on days like this.
In the large hall, there are wooden tables and chairs. Sitting on them, leaning on the back of the chair, holding a book in your hand, a cup of good tea in front of you, listening to the high-minded talks of elegant scholars. You can also participate,
It doesn’t matter if you don’t participate. Just sitting like this and listening like this is a comfortable thing.
The table next door was discussing whether it is better to keep wealth among the people or to keep wealth among the country.
It was the first time in history that this topic was discussed openly, in the court, under the emperor's nose.
Although this is not a new topic, there have been many such debates since ancient times.
But so far, no one has given a correct answer.
Kang Chang stretched. Everyone here was older than him and had higher qualifications than him. Although he was also the head of the Kang family, he was still a junior in front of a group of elders. He was not qualified to speak in front of others.
Therefore, he was holding a book by Xiaoyao Wang called "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", huddled in the corner and reading it with gusto. Although the writing was half-white, he did not find it difficult to accept when reading it.
When the tea in the cup was gone, he raised his eyes and saw a boy running over with a smile, poured the tea and then retreated.
The tea here tastes really good.
After taking a sip of tea, I felt that my side was blocked by a dark shadow, and then, someone sat down on the opposite side of the table.
Besides yourself, who else would like this kind of corner?
Kang Chang raised his head and was stunned. Whose fool dared to bring a woman here?
He reminded in a low voice: "Brother, let Madam-in-law go back first. This is not a place where women should come."
Lin Yutong couldn't help but look to the opposite side, and saw a young man in his early twenties with a cute baby face. His mouth was open at the moment, and he had not had time to put away his shocked expression. He also saw that he was holding a teacup in one hand.
Without putting it down, the pages of the book she held in her other hand were messed up, but after reading a few words on the cover, her expression became strange.
Saburo is really good at making money. This Condor Shooting Book is a hardcover edition. The price must also be hardcover.
Fourth Master smiled, changed the subject and said, "It turns out that brother also likes this book. This gold..."
Lin Yutong coughed.
The fourth master immediately said: "Why are you reading this alone here today?" I almost forgot that this is not Jin Yong's, but Xiaoyao Wang's.
When Kang Chang saw that Fourth Master knew about the book, he quickly said, "Brother, have you read it?"
The Fourth Master nodded and said, "Look at it!" In the Tongzi Building, he worked overtime and stayed up all night to look at it.
Kang Chang sighed: "This King Xiaoyao is really a capable man and a genius! I originally wanted to visit him personally, but who knew that the prince went to the front line to supervise the war?" As he said, he shook his head repeatedly and whispered: "Hey, you
He said, does the emperor want to fight or not? You said you wanted to fight, but you invited all the great scholars from the south. You said you didn't want to fight, but you asked King Xiaoyao to supervise the battle.
I really can’t understand it.”
Fourth Master did not answer, but asked: "So many capable people don't understand?"
Kang Chang glanced at him and lowered his voice: "These people are either stupid because of reading, or they have forgotten their own weight. They all think that the emperor called so many people here because he wanted to 'peace' and rely on the great power."
With the power of the family, agree to the Southland as soon as possible." He said, shook his head, and snorted softly, "A bunch of fools!"
Lin Yutong couldn't help but look at Kang Chang twice. The man was not very old, and his face made him look even smaller. But he didn't expect that he had sharp eyesight.
Fourth Master raised his eyebrows: "Brother, what do you have in mind?"
Kang Chang was about to speak when he paused. He looked up and down at Fourth Master. This man was not a simple man. When he asked questions, he didn't actually answer a single word. Instead, he was tricked by others.
When did my vigilance get so low?
Realizing that the kid in front of him was not a good person, he immediately pretended to be confused, pointed at another table, and said to the person who was frothing at the mouth, "Did you see that? These people are all after the unification of the South."
I am worried. In the final analysis, I was frightened by the emperor's actions in the North. The common people who benefited more are actually cutting off the benefits from the big families in disguise." He sighed slightly.
, "But it's no wonder, it hurts whoever the flesh is cut from. I wonder how your family is doing? Anyway, my family has lost 30% of its income this year."
But only 70% is still beyond the reach of small families.
Seeing that Fourth Master was silent, Lin Yutong turned his body to the side of the pillar and hid in the shadows. He lowered his voice and said: "You can't think like this. Every war and every war is actually a process of redistribution of wealth.
.And now, although the emperor has changed dynasties, he has never used his troops to burn, kill, and loot. Open the history books and see which dynasty changed like this. War is really just a war. It only happens in the collision of armies. It is never involved.
Others rely on burning, killing and looting to accumulate wealth and use it as military pay. We don't have that." The largest amount of ill-gotten wealth was robbed from the King of Zhao. It was not plundered among the people, and it was not taken by wealthy families.
He gave money as a reward. Therefore, except for the initial chaos of refugees caused by the disaster, nothing was lost. The fourth master even protected the city carefully. In his words, it is easy to destroy it today, but it will be easy to destroy it tomorrow.
It would be very difficult to start cultivating again. If it weren’t for Fourth Master, these high-ranking families would have long been targeted by others, and it was them who were killed. “So, you can’t just calculate the gains and losses from your perspective. You have to change your perspective.
Think about it from another perspective..."
"Everything I have now should be rewarded by the emperor?" Kang Chang stared at Lin Yutong, "Is that what you mean?"
Lin Yutong looked at him, "Does what I said make sense?"
It seems not unreasonable. Soldiers without restraint are more dangerous than bandits and bandits.
Kang Chang opened his mouth for a long time. This was true, but it was a bit rogue and shameless. It was not that he couldn't refute this. The key was that meeting someone by chance under the eyes of the imperial court, and having a casual conversation was a big taboo.
Besides, if a woman...argues with a woman, she will lose face if she wins.
Lin Yutong saw this guy rolling his eyes for a long time without saying anything. He smiled secretly in his heart. Sure enough, those who could come here were at least the ones in charge of this big family. There were no fools at all.
Fourth Master squeezed Lin Yutong's hand and told her to stop. As if he knew Kang Chang's embarrassment, he took the initiative to change the subject and said: "Then do you think it is better to hide wealth among the people or to hide wealth among the country?"
There is no risk in this issue, so many people are talking about it.
Kang Chang felt for a moment that the fourth master was quite a kind person, so his expression softened and his attitude became more sincere. He whispered: "Throughout history books, hiding wealth among the people is mostly praised by others. Reputation is more important than hiding wealth.
The country is much better off. But let me tell you, these are just different strategies adopted by a country at a certain stage. Now that the world has not yet calmed down, the people have just experienced major disasters and wars, and are in urgent need of recuperation. What does recuperation mean?
Earn back the money that has been used up. The missing people in the family can have the opportunity to add more. This is a time to recuperate. At this time, the country is light on corvee and low on taxes, and does not take money from the people.
It is to transfer the benefits that the country deserves to the hands of the people so that they can recover as soon as possible."
Lin Yutong nodded, that's right.
Kang Chang said, waving to the boy in charge of serving tea. This boy was Hei Qi's subordinate and had already noticed Fourth Master and Lin Yutong. Seeing Kang Chang looking so comfortable in front of these two people, he felt a little admired.
. Only then did he appear more submissive when he poured the tea. Kang Chang looked at him several times before he came back to his senses and continued: "So, I say, at this stage, the practice of hiding wealth among the people is correct. Although the emperor
This is a bit too strong, but from the overall perspective, it is blameless." As he spoke, he paused and changed his tone, "However, it is not a long-term solution to just do this. The imperial court wants to build bridges and roads;
River embankments, building warships, there are so many things that can be done with money. So where does the money come from? This is also a major matter related to the country, the country, and the well-being of the people in the world. So, when the people become a little rich, we should still
Then collect a little bit of the wealth in the hands of the people. As long as it can be taken from the people and used by the people, there is nothing inappropriate." As he said, he sighed, "Whether it is hiding wealth from the people or hiding wealth from the country, there is nothing wrong with it.
They are all good, as long as they are used appropriately. The reason why hiding wealth in the country is criticized is not because the policy is not good, but because good policies are ruined by human nature. The word 'greed' is too terrible."
Yes, when most of the wealth in society is concentrated in the hands of a few people, a problem arises. When what is taken from the people cannot be used for the people, a crisis comes.
What is wrong is not hiding wealth in the country, but the execution itself.
The fourth master nodded. This man was young, but he had good knowledge. However, it is easy to govern the people, but difficult to govern the officials.
Fang Changqing just raised the curtain and came in, and saw Fourth Master and Lin Yutong at a glance. His eyes widened in surprise, and he couldn't help shouting, "Fourth Master, why are you here?"
As soon as this sound came out, the whole tea room suddenly became silent.
Kang Chang looked at Fourth Master with wide eyes, and then turned to look at Fang Changqing.
Isn’t this fourth master the emperor?
When the fourth master saw that everyone was stunned, he felt calm. He pulled Lin Yutong to his feet and walked out calmly...